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CVE-2024-5863:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Easy Image Collage plugin for WordPress (CVE-2024-5863) contains a vulnerability related to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check in the ajaximagecollage() function. This vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.13.5, discovered and disclosed in June 2024 (Wordfence Intel).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from a missing capability check in the ajaximagecollage() function. The issue has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L (Wordfence Intel).
Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access and above to erase all content in arbitrary posts. This represents a significant data loss risk for affected WordPress installations (Wordfence Intel).
Mitigation and workarounds
A fix has been implemented in version 1.13.6 of the Easy Image Collage plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to address the vulnerability (WordPress Plugin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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